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Orion Nebula - the middle "star" in Orion's sword in the same constellation. A favourite target for all astro-photographers because of its colours and size. It is fairly easy to image without overly fancy equipment. It can even be seen with moderately good binoculars. #orionnebula #astronomy #amateurastronomy #cherrysprings (at Cherry Springs State Park)

A little hiking along the Hamilton Bayfront Waterfront trail on a mild, and what was supposed to be a mixed sun/cloud (saw no sun) day. The Mute Swan young have gotten a lot bigger. Appears that 3 survived. Looks like a beaver has set up shop along the trail. And a good looking hawk/falcon posed nicely for a few of us enjoying the day. I just wish I had brought my DSLR instead of using the phone camera. #waterfronttrail #bayfrontpark #hamont #cloudysunday #hikinginhamont #beaverden #muteswan (at Bayfront Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnxiwjBY0N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g8gfyux4l52f

I was on the balcony trying to cool off early this afternoon when I noticed 2 planes flying in formation. I almost immediately recognized them as the AVRO Lancaster and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress which were part of the Charity Airshow. I was thinking it sure would be nice if they flew overhead. After a long arcing curve over Stoney Creek and Burlington, to my surprise, they came back my way to the Hamilton airport. I rushed to grab my DSLR (though my cellphone would have been faster but poorer quality) and took some shots. These are a few of the better ones. The props aren't turning because they were about to drop out of the sky. Lol #hamont #hamiltonca #airshow #lancaster #avrolancaster #b29superfortress #boeingb29superfortress (at Hamilton, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnFm5TYnx1z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3stq9ay438kf

Trinidad-style macaroni pie. Hopefully as spicy as it seems and tasty as it smells. #trinifood #macaronipie #trinicomfortfood (at Hamilton, Ontario)

James St N artcrawl. Local artist Corey Weavers and thick crowds. Could easily justify closing off the street it's so busy, hard to walk around. #hamont #artcrawl #discoverhamilton #jamesstreetnorth #jamesstreetnorthartcrawl (at James St. North District)

My new temporary roommate.

Some more from the Its Your Festival on at Gage Park this weekend. Many vendors, food music and midway. Its a hot day but come on out to enjoy it. Splash pad and Fountain are operating to cool off. #hamont #itsyourfestival #gagepark #food #music #crafts #Midway #canadaday (at Hamilton Gage Park)

Albion Falls illumination tonight. Went with some friends. Hiked in before dark and helped carry in some lights. So only brought smart phone camera. Thanks Minda and Jake for letting me tag along. #hamont #discoverhamilton #waterfallcapitaloftheworld #albionfalls #fallsillumination (at Albion Falls)

One-night workshop at Siteline studio tonight was making paper lanterns with Hitoko Okada. This was my end result. Very geometric decorating - not surprising for an engineering type. Thanks to @centre3_ and a grant from the Ontario Trillium fund. @sitelinescentre3 #arttherapy #artforms #paperlantern (at Artforms)

Swan watching over its last egg. I went down to Bayfront Park/Pier 4 to check on the status of the 3 nesting swan pairs in that area. I knew one pair had already abandoned it's nest. I saw that a 2nd pair at the north end of Bayfront had left their nest with 1 egg remaining (out of 6 or 7 originally). This swan was the last hold out at pier 4 near the Leander boat club. It only had 1 egg remaining out of 5. That egg is also likely not going to hatch. All of the swan eggs should have hatched about 3 weeks ago. Too much rain and cold weather early probably caused the eggs to fail. Sad but it happens. Fortunately other pairs around the harbour have been more successful. #hamont #discoverhamilton #bayfrontpark #pier4 #swans #photography (at Pier 4 - Bayfront)